Selected American Correlations

The current 90-days correlation between Selected American Shares and Touchstone Sands Capital is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Selected American is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Selected American Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Selected American Shares and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Selected American Shares and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Selected Mutual Fund

  0.87SLADX Selected American SharesPairCorr
  0.86VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.89AWSHX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.88WSHCX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.78WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.79FWWMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr
  0.79FWMMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr
  0.68WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.78WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.83IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.78IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.88MAGSX Madison AggressivePairCorr
  0.77DCSYX Davis Appreciation IncomePairCorr
  0.69NEFZX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.79IIFIX Vy Franklin IncomePairCorr
  0.86MUNDX Mundoval Fund MundovalPairCorr
  0.79IIFSX Vy Franklin IncomePairCorr
  0.64FLBDX Total Return BondPairCorr
  0.66JCVWX Classic ValuePairCorr
  0.67JDPAX Perkins Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71FLRVX Franklin Lifesmart 2020PairCorr
  0.87MZHSX Muzinich High YieldPairCorr
  0.85TIBCX Thornburg InvestmentPairCorr
  0.77OAYBX Oakmark Equity AndPairCorr
  0.82FFFGX Fidelity Freedom 2045PairCorr

Moving against Selected Mutual Fund

  0.6SLSSX Selected InternationalPairCorr
  0.6SLSDX Selected InternationalPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Selected Mutual Fund performing well and Selected American Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Selected American's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TSEMX  0.69 (0.11) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.40 
 4.78 
LISOX  0.56 (0.03)(0.06) 0.01  0.66 
 0.99 
 3.02 
PENNX  0.93 (0.13) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.99 
 8.09 
FSENX  0.91 (0.03) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.59 
 5.04 
TDEIX  0.92 (0.16) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.62 
 8.75 
TWMIX  0.80 (0.05)(0.05) 0.00  1.10 
 1.56 
 5.01 
SFSNX  0.83 (0.06)(0.04) 0.01  1.18 
 1.83 
 5.58 
DIHRX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.03  0.75 
 1.06 
 2.67 
DSCGX  0.81 (0.07)(0.06) 0.00  1.05 
 1.70 
 4.04 
TADAX  0.95 (0.15) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 2.03 
 8.98